Import/export HS code 70071110: Motor vehicle safety glass

Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Italy 24,807,438
Belgium 17,172,530
China 15,930,460
Spain 11,503,794
Poland 9,274,278

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 13,232,835 11,574,603 -1,658,232
Belgium 9,479,339 7,693,191 -1,786,148
China 8,737,973 7,192,487 -1,545,486
Spain 5,890,566 5,613,228 -277,338
Poland 5,308,738 3,965,540 -1,343,198
Turkey 3,556,339 2,606,681 -949,658
Ireland 2,562,430 1,931,700 -630,730
Germany 1,886,037 1,155,749 -730,288
Croatia 1,409,892 1,583,516 +173,624
Czechia 1,514,502 1,449,419 -65,083

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Italy 25,237,976
China 16,909,289
Spain 11,641,484
Poland 9,972,084
Czechia 8,547,856

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Italy 13,616,977 11,620,999 -1,995,978
China 9,539,470 7,369,819 -2,169,651
Spain 5,924,951 5,716,533 -208,418
Poland 5,592,919 4,379,165 -1,213,754
Czechia 4,898,148 3,649,708 -1,248,440
France 4,265,908 4,263,192 -2,716
Turkey 3,616,716 2,667,917 -948,799
Croatia 1,423,467 1,624,116 +200,649
Slovakia 971,408 1,587,345 +615,937
Hungary 1,135,086 841,451 -293,635

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Midlands 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Inner London - West 13
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 11

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
West Midlands 15 14 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 14 +1
Inner London - West 7 9 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 9 11 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 7 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 5 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 6 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3 4 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,618,877
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,827,639
Other 10,233,433
Air transport 6,672,571
Road transport 3,099,452

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,534,796 30,084,081 -5,450,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,216,376 11,611,263 +2,394,887
Other 7,864,320 2,369,113 -5,495,207
Air transport 3,082,743 3,589,828 +507,085
Road transport 1,364,307 1,735,145 +370,838
Rail transport 23,950 8,181 -15,769

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 41,676,985
Felixstowe 12,795,575
000 10,233,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,438,543
499 4,865,667

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover 22,843,029 18,833,956 -4,009,073
Felixstowe 8,280,701 4,514,874 -3,765,827
000 7,864,320 2,369,113 -5,495,207
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,303,225 2,135,318 -1,167,907
499 0 4,865,667 +4,865,667
Oxford Airport 2,089,713 2,482,797 +393,084
Eurotunnel 2,643,081 1,743,784 -899,297
London 994,144 3,297,549 +2,303,405
Purfleet 1,948,608 1,470,165 -478,443
London Gateway Port 752,226 2,241,826 +1,489,600

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
62
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
26
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
11
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 49
2026-03 56
2026-02 47
2026-01 51

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 102
1m-15m 39
Other 28
15m-54m 17
0-1m 9

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 7,355,307
United States 4,072,033
France 1,599,880
Germany 1,175,288
Belgium 615,225

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 3,737,749 3,617,558 -120,191
United States 2,199,386 1,872,647 -326,739
France 785,318 814,562 +29,244
Germany 659,475 515,813 -143,662
Belgium 324,467 290,758 -33,709
India 274,506 335,108 +60,602
Canada 173,394 248,236 +74,842
Poland 343,409 38,774 -304,635
China 218,813 149,642 -69,171
Netherlands 191,171 175,038 -16,133

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Switzerland 6,104,788
XI 2,611
China 1,010
Turkey 679
Hungary 295

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Switzerland 3,160,756 2,944,032 -216,724
XI 1,686 925 -761
China 455 555 +100
Turkey 0 679 +679
Hungary 295 0 -295
United States 242 0 -242
Germany 148 0 -148

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,362,563
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,224,378
Air transport 4,617,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,145,213

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 3,164,646 3,197,917 +33,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,853,775 2,370,603 -483,172
Air transport 2,584,734 2,032,778 -551,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,122,776 2,022,437 -100,339

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,362,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,034,189
Southampton 2,188,815
East Midlands Airport 2,138,653
London Heathrow Airport 1,739,314

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 3,164,646 3,197,917 +33,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,732,291 1,301,898 -430,393
Southampton 987,275 1,201,540 +214,265
East Midlands Airport 1,184,190 954,463 -229,727
London Heathrow Airport 913,647 825,667 -87,980
London Gateway Port 643,891 480,478 -163,413
Liverpool Docks 548,546 272,290 -276,256
Holyhead 191,049 350,576 +159,527
London Stansted Airport 349,959 127,634 -222,325
Portsmouth 147,688 323,345 +175,657

Quick facts

HS code: 70071110

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Safety glass specifically designed for cars, trucks, and other motor vehicles